Titan International (TWI) Competitors

Titan International (NYSE:TWI) and Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate TWI or GBX?

Greenbrier Companies has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.85%. Given Greenbrier Companies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greenbrier Companies is more favorable than Titan International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Titan International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Greenbrier Companies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer TWI or GBX?

In the previous week, Titan International had 2 more articles in the media than Greenbrier Companies. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Titan International and 13 mentions for Greenbrier Companies. Greenbrier Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Titan International's score of -0.01 indicating that Greenbrier Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Titan International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Greenbrier Companies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TWI or GBX?

80.4% of Titan International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 32.5% of Titan International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TWI or GBX?

Greenbrier Companies received 94 more outperform votes than Titan International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.41% of users gave Titan International an outperform vote while only 60.68% of users gave Greenbrier Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Titan International	Outperform Votes 332 62.41%	Underperform Votes 200 37.59%
Greenbrier Companies	Outperform Votes 426 60.68%	Underperform Votes 276 39.32%

Which has more volatility & risk, TWI or GBX?

Titan International has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenbrier Companies has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TWI or GBX?

Greenbrier Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Titan International. Titan International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greenbrier Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Titan International	$1.82B	0.27	$78.76M	-$0.12	-56.58
Greenbrier Companies	$3.54B	0.52	$160.10M	$4.97	11.85

Is TWI or GBX more profitable?

Greenbrier Companies has a net margin of 4.52% compared to Titan International's net margin of -0.51%. Greenbrier Companies' return on equity of 10.86% beat Titan International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Titan International	-0.51%	5.83%	2.06%
Greenbrier Companies	4.52%	10.86%	3.90%

Summary

Greenbrier Companies beats Titan International on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.